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Which English Player would you sign?

Postby PeterParker » Sun Jan 18, 2015 12:46 pm

Simple, if Jimmy goes we need to buy some english fella to fill the squad. If you would have this opportunity, who would you buy and why?

I will start.

Dwight Gayle.

He looks like a play who can become a star growing around Dave and Samir.
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Re: Which English Player would you sign?

Postby Nigels Tackle » Sun Jan 18, 2015 12:53 pm

PeterParker wrote:Simple, if Jimmy goes we need to buy some english fella to fill the squad. If you would have this opportunity, who would you buy and why?

I will start.

Dwight Gayle.

He looks like a play who can become a star growing around Dave and Samir.


hahaha!
good one
anyone else think he looks like he could be keith curle's son?
i'd be in for nathaniel clyne, ward-prowse or oxliade-chamberlain (just to piss arsend whinger off)
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Re: Which English Player would you sign?

Postby Fidel Castro » Sun Jan 18, 2015 1:04 pm

He looks like one of those babies they keep in jars in biology classrooms
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Re: Which English Player would you sign?

Postby Tokyo Blue » Sun Jan 18, 2015 1:06 pm

Jordan Henderson is probably one of the few English players with the discipline to be able to play in our system.

I think Berahino is going to be a very good player.

Derby's goalie. Can't remember his name.

Any of several from Southampton. They've got to a few good young lads there.

We could always bring Micah Richards back.
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Re: Which English Player would you sign?

Postby Mase » Sun Jan 18, 2015 1:11 pm

The problem when signing a young English player is that they get built up by the media that much that you don't actually know their true potential until it's too late. The kids mentioned in this thread could turn out to be another Wallcott. Or that Zaha that was supposed to be the next big thing and hasn't had a sniff at the rags.

We've offered Micah a contract but he won't sign. So there's no chance of him staying here beyond this season. Sinclair will go. Milner possibly. It's going to be touch.
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Re: Which English Player would you sign?

Postby Moonchesteri » Sun Jan 18, 2015 1:23 pm

Tokyo Blue wrote:Jordan Henderson is probably one of the few English players with the discipline to be able to play in our system.

I think Berahino is going to be a very good player.

Derby's goalie. Can't remember his name.

Any of several from Southampton. They've got to a few good young lads there.

We could always bring Micah Richards back.


Does anyone know how he is doing out there? Has he stayed fit?
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Re: Which English Player would you sign?

Postby Peter Doherty (AGAIG) » Sun Jan 18, 2015 1:50 pm

I'd prefer to bring one through from the academy than spend a load of money on one.
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Re: Which English Player would you sign?

Postby phips » Sun Jan 18, 2015 4:06 pm

i mentioned this in the Soton thread, Harrison Reed
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Re: Which English Player would you sign?

Postby phips » Sun Jan 18, 2015 4:07 pm

Moonchesteri wrote:
Tokyo Blue wrote:We could always bring Micah Richards back.

Does anyone know how he is doing out there? Has he stayed fit?

the Fiorentina coach recently said he hasn't played Micah more because he arrived at Fiorentina out of shape and then the club switched to 3-5-2 and Micah doesn't fit that
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Re: Which English Player would you sign?

Postby AntMcfc » Mon Jan 19, 2015 9:56 am

Raheem Sterling. If he's out of reach, I think I'd go for Jamie Ward-Prowse. Half decent player but blimey, he can take a corner. He'd guarantee 10 goals per season from his corners alone. Sorry to sound like Fergie.
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Re: Which English Player would you sign?

Postby bayblue » Mon Jan 19, 2015 11:17 am

Think we should only go for absolute high class (and debatable how many of those there are; really none but potentially Barkley and Sterling). Otherwise we are just getting a benchwarmer and we've had enough of these. Would much prefer to give a couple of the younger kids a chance than sign a mediocre player just coz he's english.
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Re: Which English Player would you sign?

Postby Foreverinbluedreams » Mon Jan 19, 2015 11:33 am

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Re: Which English Player would you sign?

Postby Mikhail Chigorin » Mon Jan 19, 2015 1:10 pm

None.

We've got to start trusting in the Academy.
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Re: Which English Player would you sign?

Postby iwasthere2012 » Mon Jan 19, 2015 1:30 pm

Mikhail Chigorin wrote:None.

We've got to start trusting in the Academy.


Without the benefit of seeing the academy players first-hand, I'm only going by what I read from Doug and Ted mainly, and a few others.
But I would agree with you Mikhail. It looks like we have some real quality, coming through, I think he'll have to blood a few for next year.
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Re: Which English Player would you sign?

Postby Renato_CTID » Mon Jan 19, 2015 1:30 pm

Ward-Prowse for me!
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Re: Which English Player would you sign?

Postby Dubciteh » Mon Jan 19, 2015 1:36 pm

Does Welsh count for this?

If so Ched evans....i mean Bale or Ramsey, both would add to our squad and wouldnt just be used for their nationality...

If not Clyne to replace Sagna not a bad shout....
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Re: Which English Player would you sign?

Postby lets all have a disco » Mon Jan 19, 2015 1:41 pm

Barkley all day.
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Re: Which English Player would you sign?

Postby Dubciteh » Mon Jan 19, 2015 1:43 pm

lets all have a disco wrote:Barkley all day.


i dont quite get it with Barkley, sure he looks talented but he fits in and out of games and for the money they are asking its a no from me. 20m max i would pay for him.
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Re: Which English Player would you sign?

Postby sheblue » Mon Jan 19, 2015 1:58 pm

Dubciteh wrote:
lets all have a disco wrote:Barkley all day.


i dont quite get it with Barkley, sure he looks talented but he fits in and out of games and for the money they are asking its a no from me. 20m max i would pay for him.


He has a massive amount still to do, people saying he is a automatic replacement for yaya is way off the mark and far too premature.
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Re: Which English Player would you sign?

Postby ManciniLegend » Mon Jan 19, 2015 2:26 pm

Dwight Gayle wouldn't even get in our EDS team IMHO.

The only English players I'd be interested in are Ross Barkley, Fabian Delph and Raheem Sterling.
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